Corporate, Foundation, and Association Partners

Our sincere appreciation to the following significant corporate and association partners, whose generosity and commitment makes our work possible.

We are proud to serve as the Kappa Delta Sorority's national philanthropy, enjoying incredibly generous support and partnership since 1982.

We are proud to serve as the Sigma Delta Tau sorority's national philanthropy, enjoying incredibly generous support and partnership since 1982.

Chartwells has partnered with the Peer Abuse (Bullying) Prevention department in an effort to help get the message about peer abuse prevention in the more than 3,800 schools in which they operate nationwide.

Long-time, and generous, supporter of our efforts around messaging, engaging the public, and the National Movement for America's Children.

A partner since 2010, we are proud to serve as one of the General Federation of Women's Club's community service projects.

The Jacksonville property serves as host for several Prevent Child Abuse America meetings and conferences, providing the organization with great savings.

Has provided generous financial and volunteer support for our events and those of our chapters since 2003.

A generous grantor to Prevent Child Abuse America, we are also fortunate to enjoy corporate representation on the Board of Directors.

The Ms. Foundation is a generous funder of our child sexual abuse prevention efforts through its foundation.

A long-term partner in support of events in Chicago and as of 2013, New York as well.

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CHICAGO, IL, May 29, 2015 – As the details around the Josh Duggar story continue to make their way into the forum of public opinion, we would like to ask people to take a step back and pause for a moment.

Why is this?

Because the Josh Duggar story is a learning moment for everyone who believes that children deserve great childhoods, as well as a moment to discuss what we teach our children about healthy sexuality when we teach them about sex.

As the Duggar story reflects, parents must find the comfort, courage and resources to have an open dialogue with their children about sexuality.

And why is this? Because:

- If something goes wrong, as it did here, children need language and permission to be able to seek help.

- Youngsters, especially boys, need to learn early that sexual arousal is an autonomic response – a reflex caused by a thought, a memory or a touch – and that experiencing arousal does not mean that they need to act on it.

- Unchecked curiosity about sexual anatomy can lead a child of either gender to “explore” other children.

Once we know this, what else do we need to understand?

We need to understand that adolescents are naturally lacking in empathy, and that their ability to comprehend that their behavior causes a feeling in another person is not fully developed.

Further, for many adolescents, their arousal (or curiosity) is the only thing that matters to them, and the fact that their victims have feelings is far from their frame of mind.

And why is this important?

Because when parents, schools and faith-based agencies embrace this, they can focus on the type of social emotional learning that emphasizes empathy.

So once we know these things, where can we go from here?

While we don’t want to underestimate the pain caused to the victims in this story, or others like it, neither do we want to demonize an adolescent. Our country developed an entire juvenile justice system based on the knowledge that juveniles do not have the fully formed capacity to make informed and rational decisions. We also know that adolescents showing this type of behavior have a very positive prognosis after intervention.

So, rather than debating what should happen now, let’s take a moment and encourage families, all families, to promote sexual health, safety and open lines of discussion in their homes, and prevent this from ever occurring in the first place.

If you’re not sure what to do, contact us, we’re happy to talk about it with you.

“We all want great childhoods because our children are our future,” said James M. Hmurovich, President & CEO, Prevent Child Abuse America, “And right now we need to act on this belief. We need to talk to our children about sex, we need to support organizations that prevent child sexual abuse, and we need to ask ourselves if we as a nation are truly having an open dialogue about healthy sexuality. If the answer is no, we need to act on that too.”

Yesterday the U.S. Congress stepped up in a big way to pass legislation that can make a real difference in the lives of children and families and help promote great childhoods for children.

When the U.S. Senate passed a major piece of reform legislation known as the “doc fix,” they included language that would reauthorize funding for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program (MIECHV) for two years at a level of $800 million. These funds programs like Healthy Families America that are proven to improve parent-child attachment and family self-sufficiency, and reduce incidences of child abuse and neglect.

Congress could have easily ignored MIECHV and chosen to spend the money elsewhere. Instead, they prioritized children and the future of our country to fund a program that helps create equal opportunities for all children and families to succeed.

While it may be coincidence that this happened in April which is Child Abuse Prevention month, it serves as a reminder of the importance of taking action today to make for a better tomorrow, and that all of us play a role in the healthy development of our nation’s children.

“I applaud members of Congress for their tremendous work in passing this bill and securing funding for children,” said Jim Hmurovich, President & CEO, Prevent Child Abuse America. “They have set a true example for the rest of us to follow, not only during Child Abuse Prevention Month, but for the rest of the year as well.”

The legislators who voted yes played a major role in the passing of this legislation, but so did all of the people who called their federal elected officials. As these engaged advocates have shown, it can take only a few minutes out of the day to do something that has a real impact on all of our the futures.

While advocating for legislation that impacts families in communities across the nation is a tremendous accomplishment, there are small everyday actions that we can all engage that have an impact as well:

A coach who volunteers her time at an after-school program so that parents have a safe place for their kids to go to after school while the parents are still working is playing a role.

A man who offers to babysit for a single parent so that the parent can have a night to relax and de-stress is playing a role.

A group of neighborhood friends who organize a block party so that families in the neighborhood can get to know each other and reduce the risk of isolation are playing a role.

There are many different ways that each of us can make a difference in the lives of children and families. To learn more about other everyday actions you can take, visit Connect the Dots.

“At Healthy Families America, our goal is to help families reach their fullest potential for all children to have a great childhood, and MIECHV is a critical component to the spread and success of our program,” said Cyd Wessel, National Director of Healthy Families America. “Funding from this program will go towards thousands of families across the country who would not have access to these services without it, and we are grateful to members of Congress for their support the work of MIECHV.”

We are grateful to the U.S. Congress for being an example of this during a month that has been used to recognize prevention as a solution since 1983. Now it’s our turn, for each of us to ensure that Congress’ example does not go unnoticed. We all have a role to play to connect the good works that are going on throughout the country. What will your dot be?

Ginger to be joined by hundreds of volunteers in Times Square on April 7th to create massive pinwheels display to promote great childhoods for all children

NEW YORK, NY, APRIL 6, 2015 – “Good Morning America’s” Ginger Zee is teaming up with Prevent Child Abuse America on Tuesday, April 7, at New York City’s iconic Times Square to call the city, state and nation to act in support of providing great childhoods for all children. Hundreds of volunteers will join Zee and Prevent Child Abuse America at 9:00am EDT on Broadway between 42nd and 43rd to display thousands of pinwheels – the national child abuse prevention symbol – to mark Child Abuse Prevention Month.

“I can think of nothing more important than helping children get off to good starts early in life,” said Zee. “That’s why I’m proud to join Prevent Child Abuse America today. I am pledging my support to emphasize the importance of great childhoods for all children, and I am calling on all New Yorkers, and people across the country, to do the same!”

The New York “Big Pinwheel Garden” will be the second major event in a month-long series of activities for Prevent Child Abuse America and its 50 state chapters nationwide promoting child abuse prevention. Prevent Child Abuse America kicked-off the month with a Big Pinwheel Garden in the organization’s home city of Chicago on April 1st, and Tuesday’s event in New York represents the third consecutive year the organization is turning the “Big Apple” into the “Big Pinwheel” for child abuse prevention. Hosting the event again will be Cristina Cuomo of Manhattan magazine.

“As we continue our work to make an impact on the lives of children and families, we hope that others grow to recognize and celebrate the pinwheel in the same way that we do today,” said Jim Hmurovich, President and & CEO of Prevent Child Abuse America. “At the same time, it is important to remember, while the pinwheel symbolizes the great childhoods we want for all children, it cannot move by itself. We need people to be the force that moves the pinwheel to bring about real change for children in the United States.”

The New York Big Pinwheel Garden is also generously being supported by the Kappa Delta and Sigma Delta Tau Sororities, Chartwells and the General Federation of Women’s Clubs.